MANY important constructive decisions were taken during the meeting of Executive Council, Rani Durgavati University (RDU) called at Ekatma Bhavan on Thursday. The meeting was chaired by Vice-Chancellor Professor Rajesh Kumar Verma. The Executive Council unanimously decided to approve appointments to academic and non-academic positions at the university. Under the research incentive scheme for outstanding research work, it was decid ed to award each visiting scholar a sum of Rs 5,000 annually for each academic session. The members decided to constitute a ‘Fact-Finding Committee’ for matters concerning technical staff.

 

Approval was granted for providing ground and other facilities for the NCC. Furthermore, taking cognizance of disciplinary action against employee, Sanjay Yadav and action to be taken against Rajendra Shukla as per the letter received from the Raj Bhavan, the Registrar was instructed to initiate disciplinary proceedings promptly. The recommendations received from the committee constituted for beautification of the university were approved. Condition of the buildings and auditoriums in the university is not satisfactory.

 

Therefore, approval was grant ed for renovation of Pt Kunjilal Dubey auditorium, MBA Hall, Law Department Seminar Hall, both the guest houses, research hostel, council hall and a hall at Rajshekhar Bhavan. Considering students’ convenience, proposal for pro viding online degrees was approved and it was also decid ed to issue a tender for sale of scrap materials. The meeting was attended by Registrar Dr R K Baghel, Executive Council members Professor Vivek Mishra, Professor Ashish Sharma, Dr Veena Bajpai, Dr Nandini Bharil, Ved Prakash Tiwari and others.